Homeless in New Orleans
Lizzy Ratner
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The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has turned New Orleans into a tragic Tale of Two Cities.
John Nichols on John McCain, Tom Engelhardt on the unreported air war, Anson Rabinbach on postwar Germany
Articles
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The Conscious Classroom
Adam Doster : A new generation of educators, frustrated with ineffective reforms, turns to pedagogy focused on social justice.
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Gimme Shelter
Sasha Abramsky : Immigrants facing deportation find shelter with the religious New Sanctuary Movement.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Obama's Promise
: He offers the best chance to redefine the center of American politics and forge a new progressive majority.
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California Dreaming
Lakshmi Chaudhry : The Golden State's lesson for Clinton and Obama is that they each need to craft a more daring politics of transcendence.
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Noted.
: Electoral math, post Super Tuesday; Richard Honaker's judicial activism; mobilizing for Obama.
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McCain vs. GOP Taliban
John Nichols : McCain's march toward the Republican nomination is the year's most improbable journey.
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From Guernica to Iraq
Tom Engelhardt : There's an escalating air war in Iraq; why don't American media consider it serious news?
Reviews
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book
Foes
William Deresiewicz : J.M. Coetzee, now out with a new novel and a collection of essays, reminds us what a master he is at turning life into narrative.
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book
Green Days
Anson Rabinbach : The biography of Joschka Fischer tells the story of postwar Germany.
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film
Cool Devastation
Stuart Klawans : American movie-goers finally get to see Cristian Mungiu's stunning 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.
Columns
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DEADLINE POET
Mitt Romney, the Power-Point Moneybag, Will Stay in the Race
Calvin Trillin : A hidden weapon in our fight against recession.
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DIARY OF A MAD LAW PROFESSOR
Movin' On Up
Patricia J. Williams : Now that we've crested the mountaintop, let's have some politically incorrect dreams.
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THE LIBERAL MEDIA
'Love Me, I'm a Liberal'
Eric Alterman : Thanks to a cowed media, scaremongering is the only remaining area of conservative competence.
Web
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Half-a-Loaf Stimulus
Nancy Cleeland : Good news in the stimulus package: low and middle income Americans receive cash to rev a slowing economy. Bad news: tax breaks for businesses won't help much at all.
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Howl
Vice President Rice?
Nicholas von Hoffman : If John McCain picks Condoleezza Rice as his running mate, Democrats should be afraid. Very afraid.
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Obama vs. Clinton--What Now?
Katrina vanden Heuvel : Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel debates Pat Buchanan on the cost of war, and why The Nation supports Barack Obama.
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Are We There Yet?: A Liberal Votes in California
Annabelle Gurwitch : Who knew provisional voting could be a teaching moment?
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The Short of It
An Ayler in My House
Nick Stillman : A glossy and ragged musical declaration of love.
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Punk and Politics: A High-Maintenance Relationship
The Vera Project serves as an inspiring model of how a small group of dedicated musicians and their fans can transform a reactionary, anti-youth city ordinance into a positive space for young people.
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Super Tuesday Results: Youth Turn Out Increases in Most States
Over 2 million 18- to 29-year-olds participated in the Democratic elections, compared to roughly 900,000 in the Republican contests.
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The Shooting of Jose Ramos Horta
Allan Nairn : If Timor-Leste's President doesn't survive the assassination attempt, his soul will get a good laugh at outlasting Suharto, who killed a third of his people.
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Antiwar Group Collapses
Tom Hayden : Tom Matzzie, leader of Americans Against Escalation in Iraq, has resigned his position and dissolved a major and well-funded coalition of anti-war groups.
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Guatemalans Seek Redress in Spanish Court
Allan Nairn : As Americans consider who to choose as their next President, Guatemalan Mayans seek justice for Reagan-era atrocities.
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Undoing the Bush Legacy
Aziz Huq : No matter who becomes the next President, the clammy fingers of Bush and Cheney will be wrapped around vital national policies. It's up to Congress to break their grip.
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Dahr Jamail: Beyond the Green Zone
Jeremy Scahill : An independent journalist talks about what's really happening in Iraq, and why neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama have a plan for ending the catastrophe.
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Howl
Energy Lessons from South Africa
Nicholas von Hoffman : South Africa's growth rate is outstripping its ability to generate electricity. There's a message here for us.
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Florida and Michigan: Vote Again
Tom Hayden : To avoid convention disaster, the DNC should reset caucuses and primaries in Florida and Michigan.
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Superdelegates 101
Ari Berman & VideoNation : The Nation's Political Correspondent breaks down who these "superdelegates" really are, and what they could mean to the Clinton/Obama race.
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Fiction
Get on the Good Foot
Gary Phillips : Cynthia Kang is backstage in this episode, but rest assured, the heat is still on.
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